Caring

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle, and on Page 7 of the 8/14/24 paper is their weekly homily, entitled Beyond Buddies. I copy the homily and then comment on it.

 

Homily: “Because God is love, sometimes we think God fits in our pocket. How ridiculous for our all present, all knowing, all powerful God. We should acknowledge God’s love but also our inability to ‘capture’ the totality of God. Worship God respectfully this week in church.

 

Worship with reverence and awe. Hebrews 12:18-29.”

 

My response: This homily seems wise and practical. Yes, God loves us and is with us, but God is not a puppy that follows us around, or uncritically adores us, and will run to meet any wish or desire which we seek to indulge.

 

We want to treat God with reverence and respect, while not taking God for granted. This is why I pray to the Good Spirits, who are angels; I am not sure I need to pray to God the Father, or God the Mother, Jesus or the Holy Spirit over many of my mundane needs.

 

I can pray to them, but I do not want to bother them with my trivia and minutiae either.